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some say senator john mccain was rude and defense nominee chuck hagel seemed unprepared. watch. >> senator, i stand by him -- >> were you correct in your assessment? >> well, i would defer to the judgment of history to thwart that out. >> i think the committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge? >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you're right or wrong, that's a direct question i expect a direct answer. >> we're going to talk about that in our political topic. did senator hagel deserve the harsh reception. and was he woefully unprepared? we'll talk about it. day six of the hostage situation in alabama. a 5-year-old held in an underground bunker, a decorated vietnam vet holding him. they continue to maintain an open line of communication 24 hours a day. i'm going to talk to a former nypd hostage negotiator about the situation. there's a television down there, he could be watching us. i'll talk to the hostage negotiator about what they're doing, what should be done. >> such a brutal calls. >> it is such a
some say senator john mccain was rude and defense nominee chuck hagel seemed unprepared. watch. >> senator, i stand by him -- >> were you correct in your assessment? >> well, i would defer to the judgment of history to thwart that out. >> i think the committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge? >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you're right or wrong, that's a direct question i expect a...
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. >>> and in washington, at this hour, president obama's pick for defense secretary is on the defensive. you're going to see all of this playing out live. >>> also, deadly storms and springlike tornadoes give way to a deep freeze wild weather from the deep south all the way up to new england. i want to take you to capitol hill now. and a former senator who was loved and admired by colleagues on both sides of the aisle, that was until he was tapped by president obama to head the pentagon. chuck hagel is a little over 90 minutes into a senate confirmation hearing. but he's generally expected to survive. but if you remember that virtual lovefest a week ago, that was john kerry's hearing for secretary of state, this is not like that. cnn's chief congressional correspondent dana bash is watching the hearings. and dana, i was watching some of your reporting earlier on. as these hearings began to unfold starting at 9:30 this morning. you said stoic, i you described the panel. you these were long-term old friends who had a very different tenor in this room today? >> that's right. and i think at
. >>> and in washington, at this hour, president obama's pick for defense secretary is on the defensive. you're going to see all of this playing out live. >>> also, deadly storms and springlike tornadoes give way to a deep freeze wild weather from the deep south all the way up to new england. i want to take you to capitol hill now. and a former senator who was loved and admired by colleagues on both sides of the aisle, that was until he was tapped by president obama to head...
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. >> chuck hagel has been nominated to be that next defense secretary. that is showing tomorrow on sunday here on c-span at 3 p.m. here's a look look at some of the new members of the 113th congress. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren was a advocate for the formation of the consumer financial protection bureau. she defeated scott brown and the came the first woman to represent massachusetts in the senate. in the house, joseph kennedy represents massachusetts's fourth district. watch in the house, live on and the senate on c-span 2. and this week's radio address, president obama and congresswoman susan brooks talked about needing to reduce the national debt. the president emphasized investing in programs that enable economic recovery. susan brooks urged democrats to pass a budget. >> hi, everyone. we face some important decisions about how to put down our debt in a way that grows our economy and create good jobs. the decision that will make a real difference in the strength of our recovery. we began with economists and business leaders saying that we
. >> chuck hagel has been nominated to be that next defense secretary. that is showing tomorrow on sunday here on c-span at 3 p.m. here's a look look at some of the new members of the 113th congress. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren was a advocate for the formation of the consumer financial protection bureau. she defeated scott brown and the came the first woman to represent massachusetts in the senate. in the house, joseph kennedy represents massachusetts's fourth district. watch...
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. >>> guns, immigration, defense, the battle lines are drawn. and the first fights are being fought over the president's second term agenda. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords returns to testify on gun control. her husband, former astronaut, mark kelly, tells me how she prepared for that emotional event. >>> and sunday super bowl, featuring a rivalry between two brothers. we want to welcome our viewers from around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room". >> we're a little over a week away from president obama's state of the union address before congress. but the battles over many of the president's top priorities already are in full swing on capitol hill. both the president and lawmakers started a new push for immigration. this past week, also featured contentious hearings on u.s. defense policy and on slowing the epidemic of gun violence in america. we'll take a closer look at guns, first beginning with vice president joe biden's admission after meeting with democratic lawmakers on capitol hill. >> nothing we're going t
. >>> guns, immigration, defense, the battle lines are drawn. and the first fights are being fought over the president's second term agenda. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords returns to testify on gun control. her husband, former astronaut, mark kelly, tells me how she prepared for that emotional event. >>> and sunday super bowl, featuring a rivalry between two brothers. we want to welcome our viewers from around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation...
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but it does not mean that he will not be a good defense secretary. what was fascicinating to me, here were his former colleagues on his side of the aisle, who were perfectly happy to swift vote johnerry and then vote for him -- i thing there were three dissenting votes. here they have someone that they agree with far more than they do with john kerry on foreign popolicy, and they just trashed him. >> does chuck hagel have the know-how to ntain a bureaucracy with the pentagon? >> what wasnteresting before the recess, he was unsteady with his answers and grasp of the facts. later in the aftfternoon, the third round of hearings, after he was more surere-footed, did d he have the capacity? i think so. if you listen to his exchanges with senat king from maine, talking about the management of the defenseepartment, it was a much more competent answer. >> what about this jewish lobby business? he apologized for using that phrase. listen to this exchange with lindsey gram. >> name one person who is intimited by the israeli lobby in the united states. >> the u
but it does not mean that he will not be a good defense secretary. what was fascicinating to me, here were his former colleagues on his side of the aisle, who were perfectly happy to swift vote johnerry and then vote for him -- i thing there were three dissenting votes. here they have someone that they agree with far more than they do with john kerry on foreign popolicy, and they just trashed him. >> does chuck hagel have the know-how to ntain a bureaucracy with the pentagon? >>...
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cuts for the defense contractors and they're very worried about that. it won't be good for the comply but now that they've settled the tax question it may not be all that bad. gwen: have they settled by delaying this debt limit deadline -- have they settled that or -- >> march 1 the spending cuts hit. march 27 the government's authority to operate runs out and then the debt ceiling is hit again on may 19 or something. i think that the republicans appear to have decided they don't want to have a fight over the debt ceiling so having -- that's pretty clever -- they didn't raise the debt ceiling, they suspended it for a couple of months. i think they're signaling they want to have a fight over spending and they don't see the debt ceiling as a good lever. gwen: boy, it feels like we're going to be talking about this more. you made it very clear. i like that. it has become an article of faith in washington that common ground is the capital's most valuable and elusive real estate so it was remarkable to watch four democrats and four republicans announce that
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>> you want the secretary of defense to want to defend our country. that is what we were doing over in iraq. that is what the surge was about too you'll ultimately and it was deemed a success and mccain said to hagel you are on the wrong side of history on this one. i think mccain is right on that point regardless of when we got in the war legitimately or not. hagel's overall problem wasn't just that exchange, by the end of the day people had almost forgotten about that because he had stumbled and really frownedderred throughout that hearing over even basic questions about the military. one.he did tell,. >> like what? >> our stance on containment in iran. >> what did he say about that? >> he talked about it containment versus prevention. >> obama's policy is to prevent and we will not adopt a policy to contain. >> at one point he said if i am cleared ask i become the next secretary of defense i will learn and know a lot more about this. that is not what you want to hear. you want them to know already you want some sense of expertise about the job and
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in court, he was stunned to learn the hospital's defense. how many people does the hospital say you lost that day? >> one. since they weren't born, they weren't people. they did not qualify as a person. >> reporter: that's right. catholic health initiatives has argued that under colorado law, to be a person, one must at some point have been born alive. a glaring contradiction to catholic church teachings which says, life begins at conception. catholic health initiatives would not speak to cnn on camera but said in a statement, in this case, as catholic organizations, we are in union with the moral teachings of the church." that doesn't appear to add up. as a catholic organization the hospital is supposed to follow the church's teachings laid out in the ethical and religious directives from the u.s. conference of catholic bishops. no abortions. no contraceptives. no direct sterilization, like vasectomies. and it clearly states, catholic health ministry witnesses to the sanctity of life from the moment of conception until death." while the mor
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that does not mean that he cannot be a good defense secretary. what was fascinating to me was, here were all of his former colleagues on his side of the aisle who were p happy to swift vote john kerry and then vote for him -- i think there were only three dissenting votes. and here they have some vague that they agree with far more than men do with senator kerrey on foreign policy, and they just trashed him. >> does he have the know-how to manage a barrel at the pentagon? >> he was unsteady with his answers, grasp of the facts. later in the afternoon, the third round of hearings, after he was more sure-footed, does he have the capacity to do it? i think so. if you listen to his exchanges with senator king from maine, managing the defense department, it was a much more competent answer. >> what about this jewish lobby phrase? he apologized for using that phrase, but listen to this exchange. >> name one person who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in the u.s. senate. >>he use of intimition -- i should have used influence. >> he could not name one
that does not mean that he cannot be a good defense secretary. what was fascinating to me was, here were all of his former colleagues on his side of the aisle who were p happy to swift vote john kerry and then vote for him -- i think there were only three dissenting votes. and here they have some vague that they agree with far more than men do with senator kerrey on foreign policy, and they just trashed him. >> does he have the know-how to manage a barrel at the pentagon? >> he was...
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peter brooks, assistant secretary of defense in the bush administration, anne marie slaughter worked for secretary clinton. great to have both of you. peter, what do you think? we saw this article today in the "los angeles times." i have not seen many articles questioning at all the tenure of secretary clinton. this was the first. >> i'm not a diplomatic historian, but i think some of the fawning has been over the top. we saw this at her hearing over benghazi. we saw this, you know, i think, when she also introduced john kerry. i think you have to -- it's too early to say in terms of a legacy, but i think if you look at the record, there are a lot of problems that happened during her tenure. i would say things like syria, the lack of progress on iran, north korea, the russian relationship. you can go on and on and on. it's fair to say this is a very tough job, and each secretary of state gets a different set of circumstances they have to deal with, so it's very difficult to compare them. >> anne marie, what is your point of view? maybe this comes from her approval rating is something
peter brooks, assistant secretary of defense in the bush administration, anne marie slaughter worked for secretary clinton. great to have both of you. peter, what do you think? we saw this article today in the "los angeles times." i have not seen many articles questioning at all the tenure of secretary clinton. this was the first. >> i'm not a diplomatic historian, but i think some of the fawning has been over the top. we saw this at her hearing over benghazi. we saw this, you...
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we are 1/13 of the defense apart and budget. will we do affects americans'. it's not just programs over there. it's what we do it through those programs that make it possible for us to have jobs and travel easily. thank you for asking. this is a government wide challenge. i was giving a speech in hong kong and all these sophisticated investors and officials were lined up to say, "is the united states going to default on its credit?" i said we will never do that. oh, lord, please be -- [laughter] are we going to have mindless sequestration? are we going to handicap ourselves? i hope not. >> diana? >> center for strategic and international studies. i think all of us want to say how honored we are to of had you as our secretary. i'll move on to question. for those who served during the cold war, it was easier to identify american interest. we had more of a moral compass. when you talk about protecting and advancing american interests, it is becoming more difficult in identifying american interest in a transnational world and the various vested interest groups. w
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their best defense this is made by first alert which is a chicagoland company to drop a bunch of these of the chicago fire department earlier today along with reminders that being placed in the rights but they to be replaced in checked in you should replace it every five to seven years. back to you . >> thank you. no one understands the gun violence plaguing the city better than a local mother. hostile for kids to shootings and it is becoming a national symbol of america's violence. speaks with wgn targeting after tragedy which instructor family. for lives shattered by gunfire with all of them siblings. a chicago family ripped apart. four of them. yes. all four. i have no more children. they took all of my babies. all of them killed by guns. . >> her grief is a measurable but also familiar breed them offer she lost her son in 95 he was 18. then lost her 15 year-old daughter in 2000. several months a yearlater another child. and then recently her last remaining child was also taken by gun violence. he is sitting in a van and shot in the head. dow you never want to see that. they're gone
their best defense this is made by first alert which is a chicagoland company to drop a bunch of these of the chicago fire department earlier today along with reminders that being placed in the rights but they to be replaced in checked in you should replace it every five to seven years. back to you . >> thank you. no one understands the gun violence plaguing the city better than a local mother. hostile for kids to shootings and it is becoming a national symbol of america's violence....
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defense posture. so that we fight our new war against al qaeda in a different way, without necessarily putting boots on the ground. and that means looking to, especially, technology, intelligence, the use of drones, we've seen that more. and that's something that i think you can expect chuck hagel to embrace. and sort of sell and support at the department of defense. and so the president -- both president and chuck hagel have looked for dwight eisenhower as a role model in this, oddly enough because eisenhower went through something similar when eisenhower was drawing down from the korean war and facing off the u.s.s.r., he looked to weapons and the president, looking to bring down al qaeda, to drones and intelligence, i'm told there's a portrait up of eisenhower that was painted by his brother mike hagel. invoking a general doesn't hurt a democrat accused by you and others as being a lefty, jake. >> if you're joining us right now, we're watching the senate confirmation hearings for former republican
defense posture. so that we fight our new war against al qaeda in a different way, without necessarily putting boots on the ground. and that means looking to, especially, technology, intelligence, the use of drones, we've seen that more. and that's something that i think you can expect chuck hagel to embrace. and sort of sell and support at the department of defense. and so the president -- both president and chuck hagel have looked for dwight eisenhower as a role model in this, oddly enough...
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his nomination for defense secretary. his senate hearings this week were rough, to say the least, especially when his old friend, maybe former friend, frenemy asked questions. take a listen. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. were you correct or incorrect? yes or no. >> my reference to -- >> are you going to answer the question, senator haguele? were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forward question. i would like to answer whether you are right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. >> lz, hagel had a bad day for sure. you know, maybe they have said it. i haven't heard a lot of democrats saying he was ill-prepared, because he seemed ill-prepared if you were the viewer watching it at home. did he deserve the treatment he got from mccain and others? >> you know, if they do a movie about that hearing, i hope daniel day lewis is involved, because there was a lot of political drama and political theat
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the president's choice of defense secretary. do you have concerns over chuck hagel's nomination? >> no, i don't. i think obviously we know about him. he's in the senate and had been a round for a long time. he is capable . i think the president deserves the right to choose whomever he thinks will serve well. i don't have concerns at all. >> you expect a fight over his nomination? >> let's be clear. i will not have a say on this. it will go to the senate. in speaking with the senate colleagues and public reaction. hagel, if he's not taking a hard line on hesbollah and ham as and gaza. he has a vague approach. i want to know where he stands and make sure he is a firm supporter of our ally in the middle east and that is israel. >> gentleman, i know there is a lot of questions coming your way. we are glad you are with us here today. >> thank you. >> it is a please and you are nice to agree with a republican. >> we have agreement already . terrific. >> way high in the sky. could a new source of energy be coming up. how scientist hope to mine assteroids for fuel . the fight over a foot
the president's choice of defense secretary. do you have concerns over chuck hagel's nomination? >> no, i don't. i think obviously we know about him. he's in the senate and had been a round for a long time. he is capable . i think the president deserves the right to choose whomever he thinks will serve well. i don't have concerns at all. >> you expect a fight over his nomination? >> let's be clear. i will not have a say on this. it will go to the senate. in speaking with the...
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self-defense? pretty rarely, too. 70% of gun homicides are from handguns. the supreme court said that the fact these are frequently used in crimes does not mean that under the constitution you can prohibit them. the fact and you can point to any particular crime where a gun was misused, that approval to ban this gun or the accessories, that is the opposite of what the supreme court is saying. you do not look only at the misuse of an arm or accessory, you look at its lawful use. does it have common, lawful use. yes, handguns have common, lawful use. handgun magazines have common, lawful use. yes, the ar-15 rifle, the best selling rifle in this country for years, has pervasive lawful use. >> if we restrict access to these guns, we are limiting the ability of individual americans, law-abiding americans, to use them for lawful purposes? >> criminals may misuse something, but that does not constitute sufficient reason to prevent law-abiding citizens from using a commonly used firearm. >> ms. trotter, do most of the gun-owning women that you know have an inclinat
self-defense? pretty rarely, too. 70% of gun homicides are from handguns. the supreme court said that the fact these are frequently used in crimes does not mean that under the constitution you can prohibit them. the fact and you can point to any particular crime where a gun was misused, that approval to ban this gun or the accessories, that is the opposite of what the supreme court is saying. you do not look only at the misuse of an arm or accessory, you look at its lawful use. does it have...
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and how many women chuck would lead as secretary of defense, what do they think? frankly, suzanne, look. statements in the past are a problem for chuck hagel. you noted when he was addressing the issue he talked about president obama's record. he really didn't directly address. he said, you know, i have been a friend of israel. he didn't deny he made the statements. he couldn't. he deferred to president obama's record. i think that's the safest bet for him. he took the right tact in terms of the answer there. >> all right. fran townsend, thank you. appreciate it. >>> an oscar-nominated movie is finding a receptive audience in a surprising place. talking about "argo." hollywood's take on a real life mission to rescue american hostages from iran back in 1979. the film is officially banned by the iranian government. but apparently a hot commodity under ground. bootleg dvds are all over the place. there is reportedly much debate about the accuracy of the story. bootlegged movie distributors say it is the biggest seller in years. >>> real life story of egypt's revoluti
and how many women chuck would lead as secretary of defense, what do they think? frankly, suzanne, look. statements in the past are a problem for chuck hagel. you noted when he was addressing the issue he talked about president obama's record. he really didn't directly address. he said, you know, i have been a friend of israel. he didn't deny he made the statements. he couldn't. he deferred to president obama's record. i think that's the safest bet for him. he took the right tact in terms of...
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>> i think he would an superb defense secretary. he has made clear in these hearingshearings under difficult circumstances that he's mainstream and he supports what the president sports--supports. i think he has carefully calculated and honest views in how and what we should be proceeding in the world. we are part of it. we clearly need a defense second to none in this particular issue. but we also have to be thoughtful about how we move ahead. i think he's conscious as we all are of the fact that expenditures are going to go down in the days ahead and he will be called upon to make difficult judgments for the president. i have every confidence from my knowledge of him that he will give the president the correct and proper adjustment. >> you called him a man of independent judgment. it seems that's what he was being punished for up on capitol hill. do you think that they were pillaring on him a bit? >> i think they were because in fact, he is not a tea party person. he is a main line person. he was talking main line views. there are
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of defense. get ready for fireworks on the hill. >> certainly no love lost in d.c., but as america's hottest dating ritual ruining relationships? >> for instance, today we are solving the mystery of the lindburgh baby. >> can hillary derail the biden express? final stop 2016, nothing can derail the cycle. >> there three major issues circulating in washington today. we have it covered for you cycle style. they are the gun debate with testimony before the senate from
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the defense spending played a role as well as the doom and groom. you are looking for reaction from wall street and they are shrugging their shoulders. we need moreidate to see if it's a one-time blip or the beginning of a trend. >> when you see the headlines like "huffington post" saying consider yourself warned, obviously that would unsettle anyone with millions of people who have been out of work for a year or two if not more. >> right. it's similar to the poll numbers we have seen in the contest that is important to look at one piece of data and realize there is so much else out there. the numbers were not that good, but the housing sector looks better than any time since the great recession. you end up looking at payroll and the jobless claims are at a low place relative to where they were. there is a lot of hope and an adp survey that shows the jobs created in january. we will get the official numbers on friday, but positive numbers and it's important to look at the big picture. this could be a one-time blip in data. we will look at the income
the defense spending played a role as well as the doom and groom. you are looking for reaction from wall street and they are shrugging their shoulders. we need moreidate to see if it's a one-time blip or the beginning of a trend. >> when you see the headlines like "huffington post" saying consider yourself warned, obviously that would unsettle anyone with millions of people who have been out of work for a year or two if not more. >> right. it's similar to the poll numbers...
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their defense strategy is not premised on the u.s. coming to their aid in time of need, which is a good thing since we're not going to. lori: thank you for your time. >> thank you. lori: up next, a soft-drink tighten coca-cola making beer enemies than just new york nanny mayor mike bloomberg. he will play the and this part to controversy. democratic controlled senate must be brimming with confidence that it can pass a budget for the first time in four years. fox news the chief political fox news the chief political correspondent carl c officemax knows... fox news the chief political correspondent carl c ...tax time can be...well...taxing. so right now we'll give you... ...$10 off any turbo tax deluxe level software or higher! find thousands of big deals now... ...at officemax. olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small busins earns 2% cash back on every purchase, ery day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!
their defense strategy is not premised on the u.s. coming to their aid in time of need, which is a good thing since we're not going to. lori: thank you for your time. >> thank you. lori: up next, a soft-drink tighten coca-cola making beer enemies than just new york nanny mayor mike bloomberg. he will play the and this part to controversy. democratic controlled senate must be brimming with confidence that it can pass a budget for the first time in four years. fox news the chief political...
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their defense strategy is not premised on the u.s. coming to their aid in time of need, which is a good thing since we're not going to. lori: thank you for your time. >> thank you. lori: up next, a soft-drink tighten coca-cola making beer enemies than just new york nanny mayor mike bloomberg. he will play the and this part to controversy. democratic controlled senate must be brimming with confidence that it can pass a budget for the first time in four years. fox news the chief political correspondent carl cameron tells us why. >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> you just read my mind. >> announcer: just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money and ruining your reputation. that's why you need lifelock to relentlessly protect what matters most... [beeping...] helping stop crooks before your identity is attacked. and n
their defense strategy is not premised on the u.s. coming to their aid in time of need, which is a good thing since we're not going to. lori: thank you for your time. >> thank you. lori: up next, a soft-drink tighten coca-cola making beer enemies than just new york nanny mayor mike bloomberg. he will play the and this part to controversy. democratic controlled senate must be brimming with confidence that it can pass a budget for the first time in four years. fox news the chief political...
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thursday for chuck hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary. bob woodward has a piece in "the washington post" today about a conversation he says hagel had with the president early in '09 right after the bush administration in which hagel said this, according to an account that hagel later gave, he told obama, we are at a time when there is a new world order. we don't control it. you must question everything. any assumption ten years old is out of date. you need to question our role. you need to question the military. you need to question what we are using the military for. it sounds to me like that makes a lot of sense, what hagel was telling the president right after he took office, given some of the blunders that occurred during the previous eight years. >> wolf, i don't disagree with any of that. i think that's the type of fresh thinking every president should do. what used to work doesn't always work. i do worry the president's response to it is the creation of vacuums around the world and his belief that america's use of its influence lea
thursday for chuck hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary. bob woodward has a piece in "the washington post" today about a conversation he says hagel had with the president early in '09 right after the bush administration in which hagel said this, according to an account that hagel later gave, he told obama, we are at a time when there is a new world order. we don't control it. you must question everything. any assumption ten years old is out of date. you need to question our...
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hoping to become the next secretary of defense, former senator chuck hagel answers tough questions from the senate arms services committee. the white house is optimistic but not taking anything for granted and is preparing carefully. >>> this afternoon, the senate decides whether to raise the debt ceiling for the next four months. in the bill, an interesting provision that with holds member's pay if they fail to pass a budget by april 15th. >>> president obama's popularity is on the rise. a "washington post" poll found his favorability rating at 60%. that's a three-year high. 37% had an unfavorable view. >>> david visitor is dismissing a bipartisan proposal on immigration reform. and vitter went after florida senator marco rubio calling him amazingly naive to believe the plan would not amount to amnesty. >>> lamar alexander of tennessee talked to chuck todd on "the daily rundown" about gun control and video games. take a listen. >> i think video games is a bigger problem than guns because video games affect people. but the first amendment limits what we can do about video games. the sec
hoping to become the next secretary of defense, former senator chuck hagel answers tough questions from the senate arms services committee. the white house is optimistic but not taking anything for granted and is preparing carefully. >>> this afternoon, the senate decides whether to raise the debt ceiling for the next four months. in the bill, an interesting provision that with holds member's pay if they fail to pass a budget by april 15th. >>> president obama's popularity is...
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this is the same chuck hagel who is president obama's nominee for defense secretary now and who john mccain spent the day today vilifying and attacking as manifestly unqualified for that job. back in the day john mccain not only was kind of best buddies with chuck hagel, but he specifically said that he thought chuck hagel would make an awesome defense secretary someday. >> as far as secretary of defense is concerned, there's a lot of people that could do that. one of them i think is senator chuck hagel. >> john mccain and chuck hagel were so close that in 2000, when john mccain realized that he was not going to get the presidential nomination, when john mccain decided he had to give up that bitterly fought nomination battle, the person his campaign put out to speak to the press the day he made his decision to withdraw was his dear friend, old chuck. >> two aides tell nbc news that the arizona senator will announce a suspension of his quest for the white house. back in arizona after his crushing defeat on super tuesday mccain called supporters to thank them. >> we're glad to be home.
this is the same chuck hagel who is president obama's nominee for defense secretary now and who john mccain spent the day today vilifying and attacking as manifestly unqualified for that job. back in the day john mccain not only was kind of best buddies with chuck hagel, but he specifically said that he thought chuck hagel would make an awesome defense secretary someday. >> as far as secretary of defense is concerned, there's a lot of people that could do that. one of them i think is...
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or nondefense and defense. would that be such a bad thing or should financial markets and others watching this program say, that's okay. we can take those cuts. >> it is not so much a bad thing, it is a stupid thing. what they sr mindless senseless akos the board guts in areas we don't have to focus on right now. what we need to focus on are the entitlement programs on the cut side. and besides, no business guy watching this show ever balances their budget by making across the board cuts. they go in and make cuts where you least adverse effect on productivity. that's what we are not doing. we are just doing stupid easy stuff. >> senator, on entitlements, what exactly do you want to see done? people -- mitt romney ran your party's nominee last year, ran saying we need to shift to a system where we pay per person. obama called it a voucher. are there other things we should do? >> i tell you, 18 years in the senate, we tried desperately to do something with healthcare. we had a good bipartisan group. we met once a
or nondefense and defense. would that be such a bad thing or should financial markets and others watching this program say, that's okay. we can take those cuts. >> it is not so much a bad thing, it is a stupid thing. what they sr mindless senseless akos the board guts in areas we don't have to focus on right now. what we need to focus on are the entitlement programs on the cut side. and besides, no business guy watching this show ever balances their budget by making across the board cuts....
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who else is rallying to his defense? >> reporter: right now only one republican has publicly come out and said, hey, i'm going to support him. it's a republican senator from mississippi, but hagel has met with 60 senators. so he's sort of laid the groundwork and i think from what we're hearing, ultimately he's going to get the votes to move this through. >> all right, chris lawrence live at the pentagon for us, thank you very much. >>> about 16 minutes after the hour right now. i want to bring you up to speed on all the morning's top stories. here's christine romans with that. >>> a massive 1,000-mile-long line of massive and deadly storms targetsing the east coast. tornados, strong winds and flooding all threatening the south all the way up into new england. the damage is extensive. this is video from georgia, alabama, tennessee, kentucky. the storm killed two men, one in georgia, another in tennessee. >>> look at this epic firefight. an eight-alarm fire. you don't say that very often. an eight-alarm fire at a food proc
who else is rallying to his defense? >> reporter: right now only one republican has publicly come out and said, hey, i'm going to support him. it's a republican senator from mississippi, but hagel has met with 60 senators. so he's sort of laid the groundwork and i think from what we're hearing, ultimately he's going to get the votes to move this through. >> all right, chris lawrence live at the pentagon for us, thank you very much. >>> about 16 minutes after the hour right...
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blaming the upcoming defense cuts. the aerospace industry association estimates that $450,000 jobs will be lost in virginia, maryland and washington, d.c. if dequest ration cuts take place in march, which could be devastating to the local economy. >> we are talking about something to knock three-quart ore after point off the gdp. we are talking about 2 million american jobs at risk. >> one example, the pentagon plans to spend $5 billion less on the "it" contracts next year. washington, d.c. and the suburb benefit from the contract spillover. 5% unemployment rate is 3% lower than the national average. perhaps the only way to get capitol hill to halt sequestration is when the effects are felt in lawmakers' own backyard. >> bret: jennifer griffin, live at the pentagon. thank you. the u.s. military is hoping to put a base for unarmed drones in the african nation of niger. u.s. and niger signed status enforcement agreement today. the base is in the planning stage but not approved by pentagon, the white house or niger. chica
blaming the upcoming defense cuts. the aerospace industry association estimates that $450,000 jobs will be lost in virginia, maryland and washington, d.c. if dequest ration cuts take place in march, which could be devastating to the local economy. >> we are talking about something to knock three-quart ore after point off the gdp. we are talking about 2 million american jobs at risk. >> one example, the pentagon plans to spend $5 billion less on the "it" contracts next...
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the flexibility, the agility, nuclear defense, all the capabilities are within the navy. so i am a strong supporter of advancing our navy technology and our efforts. and i will continue to do that if confirmed. >> now, that word re-balancing. that is an important word there. so what does it have to do with the navy? >> it has everything to do with it. everything that obama is trying to do in terms of grand u.s. national security strategy hinges on the navy in some way or another. we're talking about getting out of -- wars that seem to last forever. in the middle east and south asia and move towards where obama and now hagel is committing himself to that there, as well. a more central understanding of u.s. economic and security interests. and that is basically where things are blue and wet. and that -- you know is not really something you ever heard hagel express. it is not really something that somebody from his military background. he was an army sergeant, is really, you know, expecting to have a lot of understanding of. hagel is committing himself there to a really impo
the flexibility, the agility, nuclear defense, all the capabilities are within the navy. so i am a strong supporter of advancing our navy technology and our efforts. and i will continue to do that if confirmed. >> now, that word re-balancing. that is an important word there. so what does it have to do with the navy? >> it has everything to do with it. everything that obama is trying to do in terms of grand u.s. national security strategy hinges on the navy in some way or another....
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he wants to be secretary of defense. the troops will love him based on the fact that he is actually serves some veterans who are committing suicide. imagine chuck hagel. can he relate to them and try to do something about it. we understand who understands the troops. >> he is he not being confirmed to be secretary of veterans affairs. i think that would actually be probably a position he would be very well suited to. but, this is a man who his statement that he voted for the war in iraq, then he said the surge would be the biggest foreign policy blunder our military, our country had ever seen. that obviously was not the case. all he had to say was that was a mistake. i shouldn't have said that i was i don't think. he couldn't really bring himself to say that clearly. >> not perfect. the best choice, courageous man the troops will love him. >> congressman, it's great to he see you and the president certainly is very confident of that confirmation. and plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. jill biden jo
he wants to be secretary of defense. the troops will love him based on the fact that he is actually serves some veterans who are committing suicide. imagine chuck hagel. can he relate to them and try to do something about it. we understand who understands the troops. >> he is he not being confirmed to be secretary of veterans affairs. i think that would actually be probably a position he would be very well suited to. but, this is a man who his statement that he voted for the war in iraq,...
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his confirmation hearing has defense secretary begin. could be a seriously uphill battle. we'll tell you why. that's ahead. new nectresse. the 100% natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. >>> welcome back, everybody. you're looking at some live pictures this morning. massive flooding. this is brookville, maryland. you can see a car there stuck in some raging floodwaters. our reporters at our affiliate station there say they don't think anybody is inside that car, but it's the third car that's been trapped in water today. much of the flooding of course in areas surrounding washington, d.c. you can see the storm just passing through the top part of the east coast when you look at the radar. continued weather updates throughout the morning obviously. also a look at the aftermath as well as we track that too. john berman has an update on some of the other stories making news. >>> an update on day three of that tense hostage standoff in alabama where a gunman is holding a 5-year-old boy captive inside an underground bunk
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the defense department was cut by more than 22%. the largest drop in 40 years. mad, companies were slower to restock their shelves. likely due to uncertainty surrounding the fess cal cliff. these two areas caused a combined 2.6% drop in gdp, and consumer spending which accounts for 70% of the u.s. economy and is a barometer of economic health rose by 1.5%. fixed investment and things like housing also rose more than a percent. the white house is using the occasion to illustrate the dangerous effects of high stakes political games and looming spending cuts. >> talk about letting the sequester kick in, as though that were an acceptable thing belies where republicans were on this issue not that long ago, and it makes clear, again, that this is political brinksmanship of the kind that results in one primary victim, and that's american taxpayers, the american middle class. >> and house republicans are using the occasion to illustrate the dangerous effects of high stakes political games and looming spending cuts. said house majority whip kevin mccarthy, today's report
the defense department was cut by more than 22%. the largest drop in 40 years. mad, companies were slower to restock their shelves. likely due to uncertainty surrounding the fess cal cliff. these two areas caused a combined 2.6% drop in gdp, and consumer spending which accounts for 70% of the u.s. economy and is a barometer of economic health rose by 1.5%. fixed investment and things like housing also rose more than a percent. the white house is using the occasion to illustrate the dangerous...
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he knows president obama well so he will have that access to secretary of defense. look who has testified for him. senator john warner. senator thad cochran of mississippi is for him. i think he is a good pick. >> sean: he said the united states must eventually eliminate nuclear weapons. he said we must eliminate all nuclear weapons globally. he said the israelis are keeping the palestinians like caged animals. his comments -- >> ronald reagan wanted to eliminate nuclear weapons. >> sean: he believed peace through strength and different mentality as chuck hagel. he did, but he also believed in strength. the incidents between him and chuck hagel wants to pare down military. it duwlt have the gap of vulnerability that reagan fixed after carter became president. >> what you have to look at is the record. for 12 years, chuck hagel had a very pro-israeli voting record. he is somebody that is very committed to peace in the middle east. he knows the region. he is strong on israel. on iran, he made that comments 12 years ago. all of us have 30 years of public record of vote
he knows president obama well so he will have that access to secretary of defense. look who has testified for him. senator john warner. senator thad cochran of mississippi is for him. i think he is a good pick. >> sean: he said the united states must eventually eliminate nuclear weapons. he said we must eliminate all nuclear weapons globally. he said the israelis are keeping the palestinians like caged animals. his comments -- >> ronald reagan wanted to eliminate nuclear weapons....